Washington, D.C. – Nearly three-fourths of U.S. voters say that Congress should oppose trade deals that do not prohibit currency manipulation, according to a new Ipsos poll. Almost all Americans – both Democrat and Republican – say it is important to have rules to prevent currency manipulation, when foreign countries artificially make their products cheaper, in international trade agreements.

“Currency is why President Obama’s trade agenda is in such trouble. Nearly everyone thinks we should be aggressive about combating currency manipulation, but the President is not willing to budge an inch on the issue,” said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

As Congress considers the Trade Promotion Authority bill that does not currently contain enforceable currency rules, almost half of the public says they are more likely to vote for a Member of Congress if they vote to prohibit currency manipulation. Only 1 in 5 say they are less likely.

Voters also repudiate the argument that Obama is expected to make in a speech at Nike’s headquarters in Oregon on Friday about the consumer benefits of free trade. Eight in 10 Americans favor protecting manufacturing jobs over gaining access to more imported goods.

9 in 10 Americans say it is important to have rules to prevent currency manipulation, including:

?89 percent of Arkansas voters

93 percent of Colorado voters

87 percent of Georgia voters

89 percent of Louisiana voters

89 percent of Missouri voters

88 percent of Nebraska voters

93 percent of Oklahoma voters

8 in 10 Americans prefer to protect jobs when asked to choose between access to goods and American manufacturing jobs, including:

?80 percent of Arkansas voters

84 percent of Colorado voters

84 percent of Georgia voters

85 percent of Louisiana voters

89 percent of Missouri voters

89 percent of Nebraska voters

80 percent of Oklahoma voters

73 percent of Americanssay that Congress should oppose trade deals that do not prohibit currency manipulation, including:

?83 percent of Arkansas voters

83 percent of Colorado voters

73 percent of Georgia voters

76 percent of Louisiana voters

68 percent of Missouri voters

81 percent of Nebraska voters

77 percent of Oklahoma voters

Almost half of Americans say they are more likely to vote for a Memberof Congress if they vote to prohibit currency manipulation, including:

?40 percent of Arkansas voters

49 percent of Colorado voters

39 percent of Georgia voters

49 percent of Louisiana voters

36 percent of Missouri voters

42 percent of Nebraska voters

42 percent of Oklahoma voters

Find the entire results of the poll here, the crosstabs here, and the state data here.

**This national poll was commissioned by the Alliance for American Manufacturing. These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted May 1 to 6, 2015. For the survey, a sample of 3,215 registered voters, including 213 registered voters in Arkansas, 257 registered voters in Colorado, 277 registered voters in Georgia, 236 registered voters in Louisiana, 256 registered voters in Missouri, 218 registered voters in Nebraska, and 226 registered voters in Oklahoma, age 18 and over was interviewed online. The precision of Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the poll has a credibility interval of plus or minus 2.0percentage points for all respondents, 7.7 percentage points for respondents from Arkansas, 7.0 percentage points for respondents from Colorado, 6.7 percentage points for respondents from Georgia, 7.3 percentage points for respondents from Louisiana, 7.0 percentage points for respondents from Missouri, 7.6 percentage points for respondents from Nebraska, and 7.4 percentage points for respondents from Oklahoma, respectively.

The data were weighted to the U.S. current population data by gender, age, region and household income based on Census data. Statistical margins of error are not applicable to online polls. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Where figures do not sum to 100, this is due to the effects of rounding.

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